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Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect to receive nearly $300,000 in donations
Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, will now be using nearly $290,000 in donations to help the legal defense in his murder case. A group of volunteers created the December 4 [D4] Legal Committee to support Mangione. It has garnered a following from those who felt he was…
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Denver City Council introduces proposed campaign finance reform
A bill that aims to reorganize and clarify Denver’s campaign finance laws was introduced by members of the City Council on Monday night. Along with tidying up language to improve readability and accessibility, Council Bill 24-1676 would prohibit anonymous contributions to candidates running for elected office, equalize contributions amounts for Fair Elections Fund (FEF) and…
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Injunction issued against Colorado Springs’ marijuana repeal. What’s next?
A court injunction issued Monday afternoon blocks Colorado Springs’ attempted ballot measure to repeal the recreational marijuana rules enacted by voters last year. In her ruling, 4th District Court Judge Hilary Gurney sided with plaintiffs who sued the city to prevent the repeal vote from appearing on the April 1 municipal ballot. Gurney ruled that…
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Aurora City Council changes public comment rules, creates separate speaking session
Aurora councilmembers approved a resolution Monday night that changes the rules of public comment, adding a separate speaking session before meetings that will not be livestreamed. The resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, passed with seven ‘yes’ votes and three ‘no’ votes from councilmembers Crystal Murillo, Alison Coombs and Ruben Medina. The proposed resolution comes…
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Federal judge temporarily blocks National Institutes of Health funding cuts
A federal judge Monday temporarily halted the National Institutes of Health’s decision to cut “indirect cost” rates for medical research grants following a lawsuit filed by 22 states that included Colorado. At issue is the costs that institutions across the country can charge the government for expenses related to conducting research. The states argued that…
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$570 million in federal funding remains inaccessible to Colorado following Trump’s freeze, officials say
Colorado’s governor and both of the state’s U.S. senators asked the director of the federal budget office Monday to unlock what they said was more than $570 million in federal funds that remained inaccessible to state groups after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to lift a sweeping funding freeze. In a letter, Gov.…
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School closures: Denver board considering amending policy to add a pause
The Denver Public Schools board is considering pausing any future school closures until closures that are underway are executed and plans for vacant buildings are finalized. The proposal comes three months after the board voted in November to close or partially close 10 schools with low enrollment at the end of this school year. More…
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Trump ramps up trade war with expected steel and aluminum tariffs
President Donald Trump’s trade war will escalate this week, with another round of tariffs expected on allies and Chinese retaliatory duties on U.S. goods. Trump announced on Sunday that he would implement 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the United States, and on Monday a top White House economic adviser told the Washington…
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Trump dismisses Air Force Academy Board of Visitors members
President Donald Trump announced Monday morning he is dismissing the boards that advise military academies, including the Air Force Academy. The Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors has met twice a year in recent years and worked on issues such as sexual assault prevention and educating Air Force officers to lead in large-scale conflict. The…
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Colorado’s John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet back bill to limit ICE arrests at schools, churches
Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined Democratic-sponsored legislation introduced last week to restrict immigration-related arrests at locations that were off limits to federal agents until recently, including schools, hospitals and churches. The bill, authored by Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and dubbed the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, would reinstate protections that were in place…